Campbell River
A Wildlife Overload Wed Jun 15th Last weekend we had a few days up in Campbell River for a whale watching trip. The town is a little over halfway up the NE side of Vancouver Island looking across an archipelago of islands and the BC mainland. Long famous for its fishing, the town expanded with the development of the Elk Falls pulp and paper mill in 1952. It was closed in 2010. Salmon fish farming is also under threat following the revocation of fish farm licences by the Federal Government to mitigate the impact of lice on native fish stocks. Fish farming has also been opposed by First Nations' groups. Over the years the fishing harbour was expanded to include a large marina which also provides a base for sport fishing, whale watching and adventure tours such as ours. The harbour also hosts the terminal for ferry access to Quadra Island. We had booked a six-hour whale watching trip for the Norfolk branch of the Cronks. I wa...